Baroque figural wooden knife, carved as the Biblical figure Delilah, partially nude and wielding a pair of scissors with a length of Samson's hair. Iron blade with twisted shaft. Included with the knife is a sales tag from The Collector's Room at Marshall Field & Company, identifying it as a late 17th or early 18th century German carved knife from the (William Randolph) Hearst Collection (sold in the 1930s). 6 5/8" L. Condition: Area of loss to right hand side of background carving; tip of blade is slightly twisted, oxidation.